Sonatas XII-3 (Main Street)

This late nineteenth century building is commercial below -
And a home for the owner; above stairs they would go -
To be with their family at the end of the day
The large windows beneath were built for display.

An 1897 commercial building just north of the Audubon Inn in Mayville, Wisconsin. The second floor is now apartments; undoubtedly the original owners lived above their business. The second floor features beautiful brick work. The photo was taken in September of 2016 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.